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The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…
The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems of the spiritual enemies of our salvation, Satan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the means also whereby the Christian may withstand and defeat them : and afterwards more specially their particular temptations, against the several causes and means of our salvation, whereby on the one side they allure us to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw us to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spiritual conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sins / by I. Downame ...The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems of the spirituall ennemies of our saluation, Sathan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the meanes also whereby the Christian may vvithstand and defeate them : and afterwards more speciallie their particvlar temptatiions, against the seuerall causes and meanes of our saluation, whereby on the one side they allure vs to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw vs to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spirituall conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sinnes / by I. Dovvname ...
London: printed for Cuthbert Burby, 1604
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Thirdly, he telleth us that they are in high places, to note unto us that they have gotten the advantage of the upper ground; and therefore the fight must be dangerous, when our enemy fighteth against us from an high place or fort, we standing so low that we are scarce able to reach him. But because earthly things cannot sufficiently show the power of our enemy Satan, therefore he is called the god of this world, 12. Cor. 4.4. to note unto us, that in respect of worldly strength and humane resistance, he is after a sort omnipotent, that is, able to do what he list, if he were not restrained by Gods divine power, who alone is omnipotent, and overruled by no superior.
Thirdly, he telleth vs that they are in high places, to note vnto vs that they haue gotten the aduantage of the vpper ground; and therefore the fight must be daungerous, when our enemie fighteth against vs from an high place or fort, we standing so low that we are scarce able to reach him. But because earthly things cannot sufficiently shew the power of our enemie Sathan, therefore he is called the god of this world, 12. Cor. 4.4. to note vnto vs, that in respect of worldly strength and humane resistance, hee is after a sort omnipotent, that is, able to doe what he list, if he were not restrained by Gods diuine power, who alone is omnipotent, and ouerruled by no superiour.
§. Sect. 3 And thus you see the puissant power of this our spiritual enemy; but though he were strong, 1